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UserNeeds changes for IntuneL_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems

Supported on SUPPORTED_Windows7 (defined in the Windows templates)

5568.1000

What it does

Specify command bar buttons and menu items to disable.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key: software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes

Why it needs changes for Intune

Policy references a Windows supportedOn definition.
ADMX-INTUNE-WINDOWS-SUPPORTEDON-REFERENCE

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
File Tab \| Share \| Email	Checkbox	`filesendtomailrecipient`	On (1) or off (0)
Insert tab \| Hyperlink	Checkbox	`inserthyperlink`	On (1) or off (0)
Developer tab \| Macros	Checkbox	`toolsmacrosmacros`	On (1) or off (0)
Developer tab \| Visual Basic	Checkbox	`toolsmacrosvbe`	On (1) or off (0)
File tab \| Options	Checkbox	`toolsoptions`	On (1) or off (0)

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Enabled · User · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes]
"filesendtomailrecipient"="2188"
"generaloptions"="4108"
"inserthyperlink"="1576"
"toolsmacrosmacros"="186"
"toolsmacrosvbe"="1695"
"toolsoptions"="11323"
"weboptions"="4107"

PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Disable predefined commands
# Name: L_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems
# Scope: User
# State: Enabled
# Source: visio16.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'filesendtomailrecipient' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '2188'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'inserthyperlink' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '1576'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'toolsmacrosmacros' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '186'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'toolsmacrosvbe' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '1695'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'toolsoptions' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '11323'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'weboptions' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '4107'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'generaloptions' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '4108'

The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.
The generated payload is incomplete because one or more ADMX element values were not supplied: L_FileSendToMailRecipient, L_InsertHyperlink, L_ToolsMacrosMacros, L_ToolsMacrosVisualBasicEditor, L_VisioOptions99

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_visio16/L_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems

Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Disable predefined commands
# Name: L_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems
# Scope: User
# State: Enabled
# Source: visio16.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'filesendtomailrecipient' -Kind 'String' -Expected '2188'
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes\filesendtomailrecipient') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'inserthyperlink' -Kind 'String' -Expected '1576'
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes\inserthyperlink') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'toolsmacrosmacros' -Kind 'String' -Expected '186'
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes\toolsmacrosmacros') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'toolsmacrosvbe' -Kind 'String' -Expected '1695'
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes\toolsmacrosvbe') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'toolsoptions' -Kind 'String' -Expected '11323'
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes\toolsoptions') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'weboptions' -Kind 'String' -Expected '4107'
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes\weboptions') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'generaloptions' -Kind 'String' -Expected '4108'
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes\generaloptions') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Disable predefined commands
# Name: L_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems
# Scope: User
# State: Enabled
# Source: visio16.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'filesendtomailrecipient' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '2188'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'inserthyperlink' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '1576'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'toolsmacrosmacros' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '186'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'toolsmacrosvbe' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '1695'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'toolsoptions' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '11323'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'weboptions' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '4107'

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes' -Name 'generaloptions' -PropertyType 'String' -Value '4108'

History 1 retained release

5568.100010 Aug 2026
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

Template

Internal name: L_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems
Namespace: visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows
Template file: visio16.admx
Release: Microsoft 365 Apps 5568.1000 · file set 8be05d876aae137d…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="User" displayName="$(string.L_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems)" explainText="$(string.L_PredefinedExplain)" key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes" name="L_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems" presentation="$(presentation.L_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Predefined" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
      <elements>
        <boolean id="L_FileSendToMailRecipient" valueName="filesendtomailrecipient">
          <trueValue>
            <string>2188</string>
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <string>0</string>
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
        <boolean id="L_InsertHyperlink" valueName="inserthyperlink">
          <trueValue>
            <string>1576</string>
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <string>0</string>
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
        <boolean id="L_ToolsMacrosMacros" valueName="toolsmacrosmacros">
          <trueValue>
            <string>186</string>
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <string>0</string>
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
        <boolean id="L_ToolsMacrosVisualBasicEditor" valueName="toolsmacrosvbe">
          <trueValue>
            <string>1695</string>
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <string>0</string>
          </falseValue>
        </boolean>
        <boolean id="L_VisioOptions99" valueName="toolsoptions">
          <trueValue>
            <string>11323</string>
          </trueValue>
          <falseValue>
            <string>0</string>
          </falseValue>
          <trueList>
            <item key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes" valueName="weboptions">
              <value>
                <string>4107</string>
              </value>
            </item>
            <item key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes" valueName="generaloptions">
              <value>
                <string>4108</string>
              </value>
            </item>
          </trueList>
          <falseList>
            <item key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes" valueName="weboptions">
              <value>
                <delete />
              </value>
            </item>
            <item key="software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\visio\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes" valueName="generaloptions">
              <value>
                <delete />
              </value>
            </item>
          </falseList>
        </boolean>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="L_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <checkBox refId="L_FileSendToMailRecipient">File Tab | Share | Email</checkBox>
        <checkBox refId="L_InsertHyperlink">Insert tab | Hyperlink</checkBox>
        <checkBox refId="L_ToolsMacrosMacros">Developer tab | Macros</checkBox>
        <checkBox refId="L_ToolsMacrosVisualBasicEditor">Developer tab | Visual Basic</checkBox>
        <checkBox refId="L_VisioOptions99">File tab | Options</checkBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_Disableitemsinuserinterface
<category displayName="$(string.L_Disableitemsinuserinterface)" name="L_Disableitemsinuserinterface" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftVisio" />
    </category>
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftVisio
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftVisio)" name="L_MicrosoftVisio" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_Predefined
<category displayName="$(string.L_Predefined)" name="L_Predefined" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Disableitemsinuserinterface" />
    </category>
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows7" />
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_Disableitemsinuserinterface
<category displayName="$(string.L_Disableitemsinuserinterface)" name="L_Disableitemsinuserinterface" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftVisio" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Disableitemsinuserinterface">Disable Items in User Interface</string></strings>
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_MicrosoftVisio
<category displayName="$(string.L_MicrosoftVisio)" name="L_MicrosoftVisio" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_MicrosoftVisio">Microsoft Visio 2016</string></strings>
visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:L_Predefined
<category displayName="$(string.L_Predefined)" name="L_Predefined" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Disableitemsinuserinterface" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="visio16.Office.Microsoft.Policies.Windows:L_Predefined">Predefined</string></strings>